Musquera S, Planas J
Poult Sci. 1977 Nov;56(6):1777-82. doi: 10.3382/ps.0561777.
In several groups of galliform birds (chicken, turkey, pheasant and guinea fowl) the presence and function of plasma haptoglobin (Hp) have been studied. Paper, acetate and starch-gel electrophoresis were carried out and two benzidine stain regions were observed when haemoglobin (Hb) was added to normal plasma (Hb-Hp complex and methemalbumin) besides the free Hb when the binding capacity of these proteins were surpassed. The disappearance of the administered Hb-59Fe was exponential which is evidence of the existence of two different rates. Liver, bone marrow and kidney are the main organs related to the 59Fe uptake. These results on Hp in galliforms and the metabolism of the Hb are concordant with the data in the literature on mammals. This suggests the same common physiological role for Hp.
在几组鸡形目鸟类（鸡、火鸡、雉鸡和珍珠鸡）中，对血浆触珠蛋白（Hp）的存在及功能进行了研究。进行了纸电泳、醋酸纤维素电泳和淀粉凝胶电泳，当向正常血浆中加入血红蛋白（Hb）时，除了超过这些蛋白质结合能力时出现的游离Hb外，还观察到两个联苯胺染色区（Hb-Hp复合物和高铁血红蛋白）。注入的Hb-59Fe的消失呈指数形式，这证明存在两种不同的速率。肝脏、骨髓和肾脏是与59Fe摄取相关的主要器官。这些关于鸡形目动物Hp及Hb代谢的结果与文献中关于哺乳动物的数据一致。这表明Hp具有相同的共同生理作用。
